Abstract
The 2011 English Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) stipulates training volumes that could put elite youth players at high risk of non-functional overreaching. The aim of the study was to assess player perceptions of well-being and physical performance to these high training loads. Fourteen academy football players (mean ± SD: age 17 ± 1 years; stature 179 ± 6 cm; body mass 70.8 ± 8.6 kg, at pre-season) completed a perception of well-being questionnaire 1–4 times per week throughout each training block (pre-season, in-season 1, 2, 3). Physical performance tests were carried out at the end of each training block. Increases in training exposure (P 0.05; = 0.18) and arrowhead agility (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2106-2115 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Sports Sciences |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (VoR) - 14 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- elite player performance plan
- recovery
- training load